Are City Buses Making Us Sick?
City buses had huge red X’s painted on them Tuesday as part of a protest against a proposed 30 percent cut to the city’s transit system (read more).
Monday, November 28, 2011
Wednesday, August 17, 2011
Tuesday, August 16, 2011
Sunday, July 31, 2011
Transportation as a Civil Rights Issue
Many things come to mind when you think about transportation: Traffic, congestion, mass transit and the cost of fuel, to name a few. You might also think about the economy, urban planning and the environment. Yet one thing often is left out of the discussion: civil rights. See story at: http://www.wired.com/autopia/2011/07/transportation-as-a-civil-rights-issue/.
Friday, July 15, 2011
Thursday, May 12, 2011
Missed Opportunity: Transit and Jobs in Metropolitan America
Public transit is a critical part of the economic and social fabric of metropolitan areas. Nearly 30 million trips are made every day using public transit. Almost all of these trips occur in the nation’s 100 largest metro areas, which account for over 95 percent of all transit passenger miles traveled. People take transit for any number of reasons, but one of the most common is to get to work. Read more...
Thursday, April 7, 2011
Friday, March 25, 2011
Monday, March 14, 2011
Virginia Tech is encouraging green commuting
The university is working with others to create alternative commuting incentive programs for faculty, staff and students. Full story.
Tuesday, March 8, 2011
Thursday, January 13, 2011
Friday, December 10, 2010
Monday, November 29, 2010
Thursday, October 7, 2010
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Tuesday, May 25, 2010
Friday, April 30, 2010
Tuesday, March 23, 2010
Jane's Walk is a global phenomenon
Jane's Walk has expanded rapidly in all directions, more than doubling in size each year since it first started in Toronto in 2007. This year we are expecting Jane's Walk to be held in 65 cities worldwide (35 in Canada, 25 in the USA) with a total of 450 walking tours on offer. We've heard from lots of the veteran Jane's Walk cities across North American who say they're keen to take the plunge again and we've also had contact with some new prospects in such places as Dublin, Peterborough, Kamloops, Chile and Los Angeles.
Jane's Walk invites city-dwellers to get out of their cars and get connected, to strike up a conversation, and keep it going after the walk over a coffee, on the sidewalk, or sharing a seat on transit. Jane's Walks are given and taken for free.
Jane's Walk has quickly become a powerful and adaptable vehicle for bringing people together to express their hopes and insights for livable and resilient places to live and work. As one organizer enthused "Jane's Walk is an interesting, easy and effective engagement tool - simple ask, no cost, big response from community. People were thrilled that hundreds of others were taking part in the walks across Canada."
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